Carried By His Wings© -- Sexual Purity Recovery

Wings Devotional Recovery ... July 1st, 2008

JUST FOR TODAY! – Step Seven -- Basis

STEP SEVEN  Involves the transformation or purification of our character.

We humbly ask GOD to remove our shortcomings.

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” -- I John 1:9

"For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance.  When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams.  When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion.  Never was there enough of what we thought we wanted ... In all these strivings, so many of them well-intentioned, our crippling handicap had been our lack of humility ... We never thought of making honesty, tolerance, and true love of man and God the daily basis of living."

c. 1952, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pages 71-72

Wings Devotional© Daily Meditation Translation

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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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There that word is again – HUMBLE – what that actually means to us is dying to “self” – the sin of self-will, self-centered self-gratification, self-righteousness, self-worship.  When the Lord told us to pick up our cross and follow Him – He actually meant for our fleshly worldly self to die -- to have that spiritual experience to allow God to come in and allow us to live in the way He created us, His image.  Jesus came humbly and died on the cross – in our place.  Don’t wait – allow God to mold you into that new image – a wonderful creation -- that can grow one day at a time!

“Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."  Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.  For whoever wants to save his life, will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.” -- Matthew 16: 23-25

* As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

·        greater personal discipline,

·        worldwide persecuted Christians,

·        Hedge of protection to our children

·        Blessings to our spouses

·        Godly men in Government

·        Rest and Peace to our pastors

·        Your activities for the day.

Love One Another

Stand Together

Fight this war, no matter the cost

Pray for our children

Turn our hearts toward heaven

Seek to be one nation under God.

God Bless and Guide You in your Christian Walk Today

“The Lord bless you and keep you,
the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
-- Numbers 6:24-27

You can help when no one else can."
  -- c. 2001, Alcoholics Anonymous, page 89
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